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. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry and his rugs counterpart mean get today, trying to strike a deal over syria's chemical weapons. syrian president bashar al assad, says he's willing to hand over its stockpile, but only if the u.s. drops its threat of a military strike. assad said his country will join the chemical weapons. >> they have signed the legislative decree. >> reporter: but assad wants a month to provide technical data on syria's chemical weapons and what he called standard procedure. not good enough, said the u.s. >> the words of the syrian regime, in our judgment, are simply not enough. >> reporter: kerry says the u.s.'s patience is limited. and russia needs to present a plan for assad to surrender the weapons right away. >> this is not a game. it has to be real. it has to be comprehensive. it has to be verifiable. and finally, there ought to be
. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry and his rugs counterpart mean get today, trying to strike a deal over syria's chemical weapons. syrian president bashar al assad, says he's willing to hand over its stockpile, but only if the u.s. drops its threat of a military strike. assad said his country will join the chemical weapons. >> they have signed the legislative decree. >> reporter: but assad wants a month to provide technical data on syria's chemical weapons and what...
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. >> secretary of state kerry sits down with his counterpart in geneva. and the russian president is weighing in, calling for restraint, and leveling criticism at the u.s. >> tahman bradley is joining us from washington with the very latest this morning. good morning, tahman. >> diana and john, good morning to you both. both the united states and russia are bringing arms control experts to the talks. meaning the discussions should be thorough. but the two sides are far apart. in geneva, secretary of state john kerry will try to strike a deal with russia over syria's chemical weapons. they can convince syria to hand over the weapons if the u.s. drops its threat of a strike. secretary kerry has been dispatched to test the seriousness of the proposal. >> there's technical aspects involved in developing a plan for, securing syria's chemical weapons and verifying their location and putting them under international control. >> reporter: that will be a daunting task. the chemical sites are scattered across the country. 1,000 metric tons of nerve gas, mustard gas
. >> secretary of state kerry sits down with his counterpart in geneva. and the russian president is weighing in, calling for restraint, and leveling criticism at the u.s. >> tahman bradley is joining us from washington with the very latest this morning. good morning, tahman. >> diana and john, good morning to you both. both the united states and russia are bringing arms control experts to the talks. meaning the discussions should be thorough. but the two sides are far apart....
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john kerry, sitting down with the iranian foreign minister on iran's nuclear weapons. it marks one of the highest level contacts between those two countries in years. >>> lawmakers have taken one step back from the brink of a government shutdown. a unanimous vote would allow to come to the floor for a possible passage. the vote came after ted cruz finished his nearly 22-hour talk-a-thon against the president's health care plan. cruz was asked what the marathon session accomplished. >> this was all about elevating the debate in the public and giving the american people a chance to speak. >> adding urgency to the discussion is a treasury department warning that the government will run out of money to pay its bills by mid-october. >>> one american has died after a small plane slammed into a bank parking lot in chicago. the pilot suffered serious burns. the plane erupted into a fireball after clipping several trees. also hit a parked car and a light pole. >>> strong aftershocks are making the moving of supplies into pakistan'set earthquake zo more difficult. right now, the
john kerry, sitting down with the iranian foreign minister on iran's nuclear weapons. it marks one of the highest level contacts between those two countries in years. >>> lawmakers have taken one step back from the brink of a government shutdown. a unanimous vote would allow to come to the floor for a possible passage. the vote came after ted cruz finished his nearly 22-hour talk-a-thon against the president's health care plan. cruz was asked what the marathon session accomplished....
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. >>> john kerry sitting down with his iranian counterpart at the u.n. it would be the first high-level contact between the u.s. and iran in years. >>> rain and snow from the pacific northwest, across north dakota. showers in the carolinas and in south florida. but clear skies most everywhere else. >>> finally, if winning's a state of mind, a member of the cincinnati reds would be headed to the world series. >> he's a bat boy who is infusing the team with an energy and spirit to succeed. es espn's chris connelly has the story. >> reporter: 30-year-old teddy kremer is a die-hard cincinnati reds fan, whose shear enthusiasm has electrified your team. >> if you see teddy, you can't be mad ever again. >> reporter: at birth, teddy was diagnosed with down syndrome. a geneticist spoke to the family. >> she said, you might want to think about institutionalizing. >> we weren't going to do that. >> reporter: a charity event, honorary bat boy for teddy's beloved reds. they bid on it and won. >> i was so happy. i was so, so happy for it. >> reporter: that night, tedd
. >>> john kerry sitting down with his iranian counterpart at the u.n. it would be the first high-level contact between the u.s. and iran in years. >>> rain and snow from the pacific northwest, across north dakota. showers in the carolinas and in south florida. but clear skies most everywhere else. >>> finally, if winning's a state of mind, a member of the cincinnati reds would be headed to the world series. >> he's a bat boy who is infusing the team with an...
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. >>> secretary of state john kerry arrived in paris today to meet with his french and british counterparts. they'll be drafting the u.n. resolution with syria. under the deal agreed to between russia and the u.s., within a week, syria is to provide an inventory of their chemical weapons. and where they're stored. by november, syria must allow international inspectors on the ground. >>> and in an abc news exclusive, george stephanopoulos talked to president obama just as we learned of the u.s./russia deal on syria. the president was asked if he trusts russian president vladimir putin. >> i don't think mr. putin has the same values as we do. i think obviously, by protecting mr. assad, he has a different attitude about the assad regime. >> many in congress say he's struck a bad deal. that requires too much trust of the russians. >>> president obama's focus turns toward the economy this week, beginning with a rose garden speech later today. >> five years ago today, lehman brothers collapsed, a key event in the global financial crisis. with more on the president's speech we're joined by abc's t
. >>> secretary of state john kerry arrived in paris today to meet with his french and british counterparts. they'll be drafting the u.n. resolution with syria. under the deal agreed to between russia and the u.s., within a week, syria is to provide an inventory of their chemical weapons. and where they're stored. by november, syria must allow international inspectors on the ground. >>> and in an abc news exclusive, george stephanopoulos talked to president obama just as we...
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secretary of state john kerry called the gunmen ruthless. >> it's an enormous offense against everybody's sense of right and wrong. >> reporter: the attack began saturday at noon, when the upscale mall was packed with shoppers. two groups of gunmen dressed in black stormed the doors, throwing grenades and opening fire with automatic weapons. men, women, and children ran for cover. hiding wherever they could. heidi edwards took shelter in the back of a yogurt shop. >> there was panic going on. and another one in quick success. and some gunshots. >> reporter: nick handler was sitting in a cafe with his 2-year-old daughter. >> all of a sudden, i just heard a loud explosion followed by a few gunshots. >> reporter: the al qaeda associated group al shabaab claimed responsibility. saying the attack was to punish kenya for sending troops into neighboring somalia. eyewitnesses say the gunmen told muslims to leave. they were safe. only nonmuslims would be targeted. tahman bradley, abc news, washington. >> tahman, thank you. >>> as more gunshots ring out this morning, we still don't know the fate of
secretary of state john kerry called the gunmen ruthless. >> it's an enormous offense against everybody's sense of right and wrong. >> reporter: the attack began saturday at noon, when the upscale mall was packed with shoppers. two groups of gunmen dressed in black stormed the doors, throwing grenades and opening fire with automatic weapons. men, women, and children ran for cover. hiding wherever they could. heidi edwards took shelter in the back of a yogurt shop. >> there was...
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. >> reporter: secretary of state, john kerry, and other top administration officials return to capitol hill today to pitch the president's plan. democratic and republican leaders in congress say they're onboard. >> i believe that my colleagues should support this call for action. >> reporter: but it's not clear the president has the votes among the rank and file. >> we can't be a sheriff for the whole world, either. >> reporter: the public is also skeptical. six in ten americans oppose a missile strike in syria, if the u.s. is going it alone. >> we should not go to war with syria. we should just mind our own business. >> reporter: while mr. obama is overseas, he's trying to build more international support for action against syria. after the stay in sweden, the president is headed to the g-20 economic summit in russia. syria is not officially on the agenda. but it's likely to hang over the entire meeting. at the summit, mr. obama will face off against russian president putin who backs assad. in an interview overnight, putin warned the west against taking sides. but would not rule out b
. >> reporter: secretary of state, john kerry, and other top administration officials return to capitol hill today to pitch the president's plan. democratic and republican leaders in congress say they're onboard. >> i believe that my colleagues should support this call for action. >> reporter: but it's not clear the president has the votes among the rank and file. >> we can't be a sheriff for the whole world, either. >> reporter: the public is also skeptical. six...
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. >> reporter: the syrian government embraced the suggestion made by secretary of state john kerry, that it could avert a u.s. attack by handing over the weapons. president obama calls it a potential breakthrough. but added, he still wants congress to authorize military action. >> if, in fact, the choice is between a world in which dictators and other countries start believing it's acceptable to use chemical weapons on civilians and children, that will make it more dangerous for us. >> reporter: the possible diplomatic out could not come at a better time for the president. on capitol hill, opposition to a military strike is hardening. >> i see too much risk that a military strike could do more harm than good. >> reporter: polls show a majority of americans agree. that anti-strike sentiment spilling into the streets. meanwhile, president assad, in an interview with pbs' charlie rose, issued a new warning to the u.s. >> if you strike somewhere, you have to expect the repercussions somewhere else in different forms, in ways that you don't expect. >> reporter: the senate has delayed a vote o
. >> reporter: the syrian government embraced the suggestion made by secretary of state john kerry, that it could avert a u.s. attack by handing over the weapons. president obama calls it a potential breakthrough. but added, he still wants congress to authorize military action. >> if, in fact, the choice is between a world in which dictators and other countries start believing it's acceptable to use chemical weapons on civilians and children, that will make it more dangerous for us....
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president says he will continue talks with russian president vladimir putin, while secretary of state john kerry heads to europe for high-level meetings. but if diplomacy fails, the president argued that a u.s. military strike is in the national interest, and that the horrors committed by the assad regime demand a response. >> when, with modest effort and risk, we can stop children from being gassed to death, and thereby make our own children safer over the long run, i believe we should act. >> reporter: but in both the house and senate, more members oppose a strike on syria than support it. the same is true of the public. nearly two-thirds of americans are opposed. >> my short answer to this is not no. but hell, no. >> reporter: the president tried to address critics who say a limited military strike won't make a difference. >> let me make something clear. the united states military doesn't do pinpricks. even a limited strike will send a message to assad that no other nation can deliver. >> reporter: the president did not say how long he's willing to wait for this russian plan to work. nor did
president says he will continue talks with russian president vladimir putin, while secretary of state john kerry heads to europe for high-level meetings. but if diplomacy fails, the president argued that a u.s. military strike is in the national interest, and that the horrors committed by the assad regime demand a response. >> when, with modest effort and risk, we can stop children from being gassed to death, and thereby make our own children safer over the long run, i believe we should...